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Stanley Abbott’s Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book

Stanley Abbott’s Flying Log Book from 12th July 1943 until 23rd June 1944. Trained as an air gunner at No. 7 Air Gunnery School, 14 Operational Training Unit, 1485 Flight, 1654 Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School. Operational…

William Caruthers' navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book

Navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book for W D Y Caruthers, air gunner, covering the period from 1 May 1944 to 28 May 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at 10 Air Gunnery School RAF…

Oscar Woolner’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners and Flight Engineers

Oscar Woolner’s Flying Log Book from 20th February 1944 until 10th April 1945. Trained as an air gunner at No. 1 Air Gunnery School, 29 Operational Training Unit, 1660 Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School. Posted to 619 Squadron for…

Joseph Fear’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bomber, Air Gunners and Flight Engineers

Joseph Fear’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book from 6th March 1944 until 17th July 1944 when listed as missing presumed dead. Trained as a flight engineer. Posted to 1654 Conversion Unit, No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School, and, in April 1944, to 207…

Tags: 1654 HCU; 207 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); flight engineer; Heavy Conversion Unit; killed in action; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lancaster Mk 3; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Spilsby; RAF Syerston; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training

Service history of Richard Stuart

A head and shoulder portrait of Richard with this air gunner's brevet next to the crest of 61 Squadron followed by operations records and reports.

Richard took part in 22 operations to Berlin, Frankfurt, Hagen, Hannover, Kassel, Leipzig, Mannheim,…

Stanislaw Sewerin's Pilots Flying Log Book, Four

Pilots Flying Log Book for Master Pilot Stanislaw Sewerin covering 1 June 1956 to 3 June 1959 detailing flights with 61 Group Communication Flight at RAF Kenley and RAF Biggin Hill. Aircraft flown were Anson, Chipmunk and de Havilland Dove. Pilots…

Tags: 1662 HCU; 18 OTU; 300 Squadron; Air Gunnery School; Anson; Flying Training School; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; Operational Training Unit; pilot; RAF Aldergrove; RAF Bassingbourn; RAF Biggin Hill; RAF Binbrook; RAF Blackbushe; RAF Booker; RAF Boscombe Down; RAF Brawdy; RAF Castle Bromwich; RAF Chivenor; RAF Colerne; RAF Cottesmore; RAF Croydon; RAF Debden; RAF Dishforth; RAF Downham Market; RAF Eastleigh; RAF Exeter; RAF Farnborough; RAF Feltwell; RAF Gaydon; RAF Grimsby; RAF Halton; RAF Hamble; RAF Harrogate; RAF Hatfield; RAF Hawarden; RAF Hemswell; RAF Henlow; RAF Honeybourne; RAF Hornchurch; RAF Hullavington; RAF Hurn; RAF Jurby; RAF Kenley; RAF Kidlington; RAF Leconfield; RAF Lulsgate Bottom; RAF Lyneham; RAF Manston; RAF Merryfield; RAF Middleton St George; RAF Northolt; RAF Odiham; RAF Shawbury; RAF Silloth; RAF Southend; RAF St Athan; RAF St Mawgan; RAF Staverton; RAF Stradishall; RAF Syerston; RAF Tangmere; RAF Thorney Island; RAF Upwood; RAF Waterbeach; RAF Watton; RAF Wyton; training

Stanislaw Sewerin's Pilots Flying Log Book. Three

Pilots Flying Log Book for P2 Stanislaw Sewerin covering 5 August 1948 to 9 March 1954 detailing training with: 1 Air Navigation School at RAF Topcliffe, 3 Air Navigation School at RAF Bishops Court, 201 Advanced Flying School at RAF Swinderby, 128…

Tags: Advanced Flying Unit; Air Observers School; Anson; Harvard; Meteor; Oxford; pilot; RAF Acklington; RAF Aldergrove; RAF Bicester; RAF Blyton; RAF Booker; RAF Boscombe Down; RAF Brize Norton; RAF Church Fenton; RAF Coltishall; RAF Cosford; RAF Duxford; RAF Exeter; RAF Filton; RAF Finningley; RAF Gaydon; RAF Hendon; RAF Hucknall; RAF Hullavington; RAF Kenley; RAF Kirton in Lindsey; RAF Leconfield; RAF Leuchars; RAF Linton on Ouse; RAF Little Rissington; RAF Lyneham; RAF Manby; RAF Manston; RAF Marham; RAF Martlesham Heath; RAF Morpeth; RAF Newton; RAF North Weald; RAF Oakington; RAF Odiham; RAF Ouston; RAF Prestwick; RAF Rochester; RAF Shawbury; RAF Shepherds Grove; RAF Southend; RAF St Athan; RAF Stradishall; RAF Sturgate; RAF Swanton Morley; RAF Swinderby; RAF Syerston; RAF Tangmere; RAF Thornaby; RAF Thorney Island; RAF Topcliffe; RAF Turnhouse; RAF Valley; RAF West Malling; RAF West Raynham; RAF White Waltham; RAF Worksop; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington

List of Jamie Barr's operations

A list with dates, aircraft registration and operational destination.

61 Squadron operations 1943

A list of 25 operations undertaken by 61 Squadron.

Flight Lieutenant Jamie Barr DFC

My Crew

John Waugh Record of service

A list of locations where John served and aircraft types he flew.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.

John Waugh’s Royal Australian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book

John Waugh’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 9th March 1942 until 15th April 1945. Initial pilot training in Australia at 12 Elementary Flying Training School, 8 Elementary Flying Training School, then Canada at 8 Service Flying Training School.…

Conversation with Ted Mercer

Includes brief outline of service career. Mentions joining up in 1941, training in England and the Florida in the United States. Comments on being quarantined on return and training prior to joining 83 Squadron on Lancaster. Mentioned flying…

Alfred Jack Coman's Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book

Alfred Jack Coman’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 20 August 1943 to 01 August 1946 detailing his operations flown as Wireless Operator. He was stationed at RAF Madley (4 Radio School), RAF Millom (2 OAFU), RAF Market Harborough and RAF…

Gen's Story

An autobiography of Eugeniusz Olenyn's life.
The first part of the memoir talks of the many trials Genek went through both in attempting to rejoin his Polish Air Force unit and, once the Germans overran the country, escape to England.
Ganek…

E Olenyn’s pilots flying log book

Pilots flying log book for E Olenyn, covering the period from 2 August 1940 to 18 June 1941. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at 15 Elementary Flying School RAF Carlisle, 18 Operational Training Unit RAF Hucknall…

Tags: 18 OTU; 305 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; Battle; Flying Training School; Magister; Operational Training Unit; pilot; RAF Carlisle; RAF Hucknall; RAF Syerston; training; Wellington

James Douglas Crew's log book

Log book for James Douglas Crew covering the period 2 March 1943 to 24 September 949. Details his training and operations flown as wireless operator and navigator. He was stationed at RAF Binbrook (142 Squadron), RAF Swanton Morley (No4 RS), RAF…

Tags: 142 Squadron; 15 Squadron; 1651 HCU; 242 Squadron; 77 Squadron; 82 OTU; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); C-47; Dominie; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Lincoln; mine laying; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; Proctor; RAF Binbrook; RAF Bircotes; RAF Church Lawford; RAF Coltishall; RAF Dishforth; RAF Feltwell; RAF Gamston; RAF Jurby; RAF Lyneham; RAF Mildenhall; RAF Millom; RAF Netheravon; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Ossington; RAF South Cerney; RAF St Eval; RAF Swanton Morley; RAF Swinderby; RAF Syerston; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Waterbeach; RAF Wratting Common; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington; wireless operator; York

Michael Peel interview. Two

Michael Peel was posted to 44 Squadron based at RAF Dunholme Lodge. On one operation, at midnight, his crew wished him a happy 21st birthday. On another occasion, they found they still had a bomb in the bomb bay and, as the Flying Control did not…

E A Denman’s flying log book for aircrew other than pilot

Flying log book for aircrew other than pilot for E A Denman, bomb aimer, covering the period from 16 July 1943 to 28 February 1946. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at 31 Bombing and Gunnery…

Avro Vulcan in flight structural failure

A photograph of a Vulcan that suffered a structural failure at a Battle of Britain Day sir show at RAF Syerston.

Tags: crash; RAF Syerston

Official Secrets Acts Declaration

RAF Form 4216 signed by Don Sparkes.

Tags: RAF Syerston

RAF Inoculation and Vaccination certificates

Envelope and four certificates for yellow fever, smallpox, typhoid and tetanus.

Tags: ground personnel; medical officer; RAF Scampton; RAF Syerston

RAF Certificate of Service

RAF Form 856 issued to Don Sparkes.

Tags: air gunner; aircrew; RAF Syerston

R W Barlett’s pilots flying log book. Two

Pilots flying log book two, for R W Barlett, covering the period from 1 October 1943 to 8 February 1943 when he failed to return from operations. He was stationed at 34 Service Flying Training School RCAF Medicine Hat, 3 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit…

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